Snap-on Announces First Quarter 2015 Results

Organic sales up 9.9%;
Operating earnings before financial services of 16.7% of sales improves 120 basis points;
Diluted EPS of $1.87 increases 15.4%

KENOSHA, Wis.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Apr. 23, 2015-- Snap-on Incorporated (NYSE: SNA), a leading global innovator, manufacturer and marketer of tools, equipment, diagnostics, repair information and systems solutions for professional users performing critical tasks, today announced operating results for the first quarter of 2015.

• Sales of $827.8 million increased $40.3 million, or 5.1%, from 2014 levels; excluding $38.5 million of unfavorable foreign currency translation and $4.9 million of acquisition-related sales, organic sales increased 9.9%.
• Operating earnings before financial services of $137.9 million improved 120 basis points to 16.7% of sales as compared to $121.7 million, or 15.5% of sales, last year.
• Financial services operating earnings of $40.3 million increased $5.9 million, or 17.2%, from 2014 levels; financial services revenues of $57.4 million increased 14.3% from 2014 levels.
• Consolidated operating earnings of $178.2 million improved to 20.1% of revenues (net sales plus financial services revenue) as compared to $156.1 million, or 18.6% of revenues, last year.
• The first quarter effective income tax rate was 32.0% in 2015 and 31.6% in 2014.
• Net earnings of $110.5 million, or $1.87 per diluted share, compared to net earnings of $95.9 million, or $1.62 per diluted share, a year ago.

“We’re pleased to begin 2015 with encouraging first quarter results that included broad-based organic sales growth of 9.9% and a 15.4% increase in diluted earnings per share,” said Nick Pinchuk, Snap-on chairman and chief executive officer. “We believe these results confirm Snap-on’s unique capabilities in providing valued productivity solutions to a growing range of professional customers performing critical tasks in workplaces of consequence. Additionally, we achieved a 120 basis point improvement in operating margin before financial services, further demonstrating our ability to realize ongoing benefits from our Snap-on Value Creation Processes. Finally, this continued progress along our defined runways for both coherent growth and operating improvement would not be possible without the capability and commitment so evident across Snap-on, and I thank our franchisees and associates worldwide for their significant contributions and extraordinary effort.”

Segment Results

Commercial & Industrial Group segment sales of $297.5 million in the quarter increased $6.9 million, or 2.4%, from 2014 levels. Excluding $19.6 million of unfavorable foreign currency translation, organic sales increased $26.5 million, or 9.8%, primarily due to higher volumes with customers in critical industries and increased sales in the segment’s European-based hand tools business.

Operating earnings of $44.0 million in the period, including $1.3 million of unfavorable foreign currency effects, increased $4.9 million from 2014 levels, and the operating margin (operating earnings as a percentage of segment sales) of 14.8% improved 130 basis points from 13.5% a year ago.

Snap-on Tools Group segment sales of $378.2 million in the quarter rose $34.6 million, or 10.1%, from 2014 levels, reflecting sales increases in both the company’s U.S. and international franchise operations. Excluding $8.7 million of unfavorable foreign currency translation, organic sales for the Group increased 12.9%.

Operating earnings of $59.8 million in the period, including $3.0 million of unfavorable foreign currency effects, increased $10.6 million from 2014 levels, and the operating margin of 15.8% improved 150 basis points from 14.3% a year ago.

Repair Systems & Information Group segment sales of $272.3 million in the quarter increased $9.6 million, or 3.7%, from 2014 levels. Excluding $11.2 million of unfavorable foreign currency translation and $4.9 million of acquisition-related sales, organic sales increased $15.9 million, or 6.3%, primarily due to higher sales of undercar equipment, increased sales to OEM dealerships, and higher sales of diagnostic and repair information products to independent repair shop owners and managers.

Operating earnings of $63.9 million in the period, including $2.1 million of unfavorable foreign currency effects, increased $5.8 million from 2014 levels, and the operating margin of 23.5% improved 140 basis points from 22.1% a year ago.

Financial Services operating earnings of $40.3 million on revenue of $57.4 million in the quarter, compared to operating earnings of $34.4 million on revenue of $50.2 million a year ago.

Corporate expenses of $29.8 million in the quarter increased $5.1 million from $24.7 million last year, primarily reflecting increased performance-based and stock-based compensation expenses, as well as planned higher pension expense.

Outlook

Snap-on expects to make continued progress along its defined runways for coherent growth, including enhancing the franchise network, expanding in the vehicle repair garage, extending to critical industries and building in emerging markets. In pursuit of these initiatives, Snap-on continues to expect that capital expenditures in 2015 will be in a range of $80 million to $90 million. Snap-on also continues to expect that its full year 2015 effective income tax rate will be at or below its 2014 full year rate.

Conference Call and Webcast on April 23, 2015, at 9:00 a.m. Central Time

A discussion of this release will be webcast on Thursday, April 23, 2015, at 9:00 a.m. Central Time, and a replay will be available for at least 10 days following the call. To access the webcast, visit http://www.snapon.com/sna and click on the link to the webcast. The slide presentation accompanying the call can be accessed under the Downloads tab in the webcast viewer, as well as on the Snap-on website under the tabs Investor Information / Investor Events / Company Presentations.

About Snap-on

Snap-on Incorporated is a leading global innovator, manufacturer and marketer of tools, equipment, diagnostics, repair information and systems solutions for professional users performing critical tasks. Products and services include hand and power tools, tool storage, diagnostics software, information and management systems, shop equipment and other solutions for vehicle dealerships and repair centers, as well as for customers in industries, including aviation and aerospace, agriculture, construction, government and military, mining, natural resources, power generation and technical education. Snap-on also derives income from various financing programs to facilitate the sales of its products. Products and services are sold through the company’s franchisee, company-direct, distributor and internet channels. Founded in 1920, Snap-on is a $3.3 billion, S&P 500 company headquartered in Kenosha, Wisconsin.

Forward-looking Statements

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SNAP-ON INCORPORATED
Condensed Consolidated Statements of Earnings
(Amounts in millions, except per share data)
(unaudited)
		Three Months Ended
		April 4,				March 29,
		2015				2014
Net sales		$	827.8			$	787.5
Cost of goods sold			(417.7	)			(408.8	)
Gross profit			410.1				378.7
Operating expenses			(272.2	)			(257.0	)
Operating earnings before financial services			137.9				121.7
Financial services revenue			57.4				50.2
Financial services expenses			(17.1	)			(15.8	)
Operating earnings from financial services			40.3				34.4
Operating earnings			178.2				156.1
Interest expense			(13.0	)			(13.7	)
Other income (expense) – net			(0.7	)			(0.1	)
Earnings before income taxes
and equity earnings			164.5				142.3
Income tax expense			(51.8	)			(44.3	)
Earnings before equity earnings			112.7				98.0
Equity earnings, net of tax			0.5				0.2
Net earnings			113.2				98.2
Net earnings attributable to noncontrolling interests			(2.7	)			(2.3	)
Net earnings attributable to Snap-on Inc.		$	110.5			$	95.9
Net earnings per share attributable to Snap-on Inc.:
Basic		$	1.90			$	1.65
Diluted			1.87				1.62
Weighted-average shares outstanding:
Basic			58.1				58.2
Effect of dilutive securities			1.0				0.9
Diluted			59.1				59.1

SNAP-ON INCORPORATED
Supplemental Segment Information
(Amounts in millions)
(unaudited)
		Three Months Ended
		April 4,				March 29,
		2015				2014
Net sales:
Commercial & Industrial Group		$	297.5			$	290.6
Snap-on Tools Group			378.2				343.6
Repair Systems & Information Group			272.3				262.7
Segment net sales			948.0				896.9
Intersegment eliminations			(120.2	)			(109.4	)
Total net sales		$	827.8			$	787.5
Financial Services revenue			57.4				50.2
Total revenues		$	885.2			$	837.7
Operating earnings:
Commercial & Industrial Group		$	44.0			$	39.1
Snap-on Tools Group			59.8				49.2
Repair Systems & Information Group			63.9				58.1
Financial Services			40.3				34.4
Segment operating earnings			208.0				180.8
Corporate			(29.8	)			(24.7	)
Operating earnings		$	178.2			$	156.1
Interest expense			(13.0	)			(13.7	)
Other income (expense) – net			(0.7	)			(0.1	)
Earnings before income taxes
and equity earnings		$	164.5			$	142.3

SNAP-ON INCORPORATED
Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets
(Amounts in millions)
(unaudited)
		April 4,				January 3,
		2015				2015
Assets
Cash and cash equivalents		$	114.4			$	132.9
Trade and other accounts receivable – net			548.4				550.8
Finance receivables – net			408.6				402.4
Contract receivables – net			70.2				74.5
Inventories – net			482.3				475.5
Deferred income tax assets			92.1				101.0
Prepaid expenses and other assets			127.3				121.5
Total current assets			1,843.3				1,858.6
Property and equipment – net			396.2				404.5
Deferred income tax assets			87.8				93.2
Long-term finance receivables – net			667.2				650.5
Long-term contract receivables – net			244.7				242.0
Goodwill			778.3				810.7
Other intangibles – net			198.8				203.3
Other assets			46.1				47.3
Total assets		$	4,262.4			$	4,310.1
Liabilities and Equity
Notes payable		$	78.8			$	56.6
Accounts payable			162.0				145.0
Accrued benefits			54.7				53.8
Accrued compensation			71.9				99.2
Franchisee deposits			66.9				65.8
Other accrued liabilities			292.2				298.3
Total current liabilities			726.5				718.7
Long-term debt			864.4				862.7
Deferred income tax liabilities			158.7				159.2
Retiree health care benefits			41.4				42.5
Pension liabilities			196.3				217.9
Other long-term liabilities			86.8				83.8
Total liabilities			2,074.1				2,084.8
Equity
Shareholders' equity attributable to Snap-on Inc.
Common stock			67.4				67.4
Additional paid-in capital			261.5				254.7
Retained earnings			2,716.6				2,637.2
Accumulated other comprehensive loss			(339.2	)			(248.2	)
Treasury stock at cost			(535.7	)			(503.3	)
Total shareholders' equity attributable to Snap-on Inc.			2,170.6				2,207.8
Noncontrolling interests			17.7				17.5
Total equity			2,188.3				2,225.3
Total liabilities and equity		$	4,262.4			$	4,310.1

SNAP-ON INCORPORATED
Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows
(Amounts in millions)
(unaudited)
		Three Months Ended
		April 4,				March 29,
		2015				2014
Operating activities:
Net earnings		$	113.2			$	98.2
Adjustments to reconcile net earnings to net cash provided (used) by
operating activities:
Depreciation			13.8				13.4
Amortization of other intangibles			6.2				6.2
Provision for losses on finance receivables			7.1				6.2
Provision for losses on non-finance receivables			4.9				3.4
Stock-based compensation expense			11.5				8.6
Excess tax benefits from stock-based compensation			(11.0	)			(6.9	)
Deferred income tax provision			10.7				6.8
Changes in operating assets and liabilities:
Increase in trade and other accounts receivable			(20.2	)			(31.0	)
Increase in contract receivables			(3.3	)			(5.9	)
Increase in inventories			(24.0	)			(18.5	)
Increase in prepaid and other assets			(27.0	)			(19.7	)
Increase in accounts payable			24.9				7.0
Increase (decrease) in accruals and other liabilities			(28.7	)			20.5
Net cash provided by operating activities			78.1				88.3
Investing activities:
Additions to finance receivables			(198.8	)			(169.7	)
Collections of finance receivables			160.2				139.4
Capital expenditures			(18.1	)			(18.3	)
Disposal of property and equipment			-				0.2
Other			(2.8	)			(2.5	)
Net cash used by investing activities			(59.5	)			(50.9	)
Financing activities:
Repayment of long-term debt			-				(100.0	)
Net increase in short-term borrowings			22.8				4.0
Cash dividends paid			(30.9	)			(25.6	)
Purchases of treasury stock			(49.7	)			(22.1	)
Proceeds from stock purchase and option plans			14.5				12.8
Excess tax benefits from stock-based compensation			11.0				6.9
Other			(3.0	)			(3.1	)
Net cash used by financing activities			(35.3	)			(127.1	)
Effect of exchange rate changes on cash and cash equivalents			(1.8	)			(0.1	)
Decrease in cash and cash equivalents			(18.5	)			(89.8	)
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of year			132.9				217.6
Cash and cash equivalents at end of period		$	114.4			$	127.8
Supplemental cash flow disclosures:
Cash paid for interest		$	(23.7	)		$	(26.2	)
Net cash paid for income taxes			(20.7	)			(16.7	)

SNAP-ON INCORPORATED
Supplemental Consolidating Data - Condensed Statements of Earnings
(Amounts in millions)
(unaudited)
		Operations*									Financial Services
		Three Months Ended									Three Months Ended
		April 4,				March 29,					April 4,				March 29,
		2015				2014					2015				2014
Net sales		$	827.8			$	787.5				$	-			$	-
Cost of goods sold			(417.7	)			(408.8	)				-				-
Gross profit			410.1				378.7					-				-
Operating expenses			(272.2	)			(257.0	)				-				-
Operating earnings before financial services			137.9				121.7					-				-
Financial services revenue			-				-					57.4				50.2
Financial services expenses			-				-					(17.1	)			(15.8	)
Operating earnings from financial services			-				-					40.3				34.4
Operating earnings			137.9				121.7					40.3				34.4
Interest expense			(12.9	)			(13.5	)				(0.1	)			(0.2	)
Intersegment interest income (expense) – net			15.0				13.4					(15.0	)			(13.4	)
Other income (expense) – net			(0.7	)			(0.1	)				-				-
Earnings before income taxes
and equity earnings			139.3				121.5					25.2				20.8
Income tax expense			(42.5	)			(36.7	)				(9.3	)			(7.6	)
Earnings before equity earnings			96.8				84.8					15.9				13.2
Financial services – net earnings
attributable to Snap-on Inc.			15.9				13.2					-				-
Equity earnings, net of tax			0.5				0.2					-				-
Net earnings			113.2				98.2					15.9				13.2
Net earnings attributable to noncontrolling interests			(2.7	)			(2.3	)				-				-
Net earnings attributable to Snap-on Inc.		$	110.5			$	95.9				$	15.9			$	13.2

*Snap-on Inc. with Financial Services on the equity method.

Transactions between the Operations and Financial Services businesses were eliminated to arrive at the consolidated financial statements.

SNAP-ON INCORPORATED
Supplemental Consolidating Data - Condensed Balance Sheets
(Amounts in millions)
(unaudited)
		Operations*							Financial Services
		April 4,			January 3,				April 4,			January 3,
		2015			2015				2015			2015
Assets
Cash and cash equivalents		$	114.2		$	132.8			$	0.2		$	0.1
Intersegment receivables			15.6			16.0				-			-
Trade and other accounts receivable – net			548.1			550.5				0.3			0.3
Finance receivables – net			-			-				408.6			402.4
Contract receivables – net			7.5			7.6				62.7			66.9
Inventories – net			482.3			475.5				-			-
Deferred income tax assets			76.7			85.4				15.4			15.6
Prepaid expenses and other assets			131.7			125.5				1.1			0.9
Total current assets			1,376.1			1,393.3				488.3			486.2
Property and equipment – net			395.3			403.4				0.9			1.1
Investment in Financial Services			221.3			218.9				-			-
Deferred income tax assets			87.5			92.9				0.3			0.3
Intersegment long-term notes receivable			241.9			232.1				-			-
Long-term finance receivables – net			-			-				667.2			650.5
Long-term contract receivables – net			12.7			12.8				232.0			229.2
Goodwill			778.3			810.7				-			-
Other intangibles – net			198.8			203.3				-			-
Other assets			50.3			50.9				1.0			1.0
Total assets		$	3,362.2		$	3,418.3			$	1,389.7		$	1,368.3
Liabilities and Equity
Notes payable		$	78.8		$	56.6			$	-		$	-
Accounts payable			161.9			144.7				0.1			0.3
Intersegment payables			-			-				15.6			16.0
Accrued benefits			54.6			53.8				0.1			-
Accrued compensation			70.7			95.2				1.2			4.0
Franchisee deposits			66.9			65.8				-			-
Other accrued liabilities			267.6			285.0				30.1			18.2
Total current liabilities			700.5			701.1				47.1			38.5
Long-term debt and intersegment long-term debt			-			-				1,106.3			1,094.8
Deferred income tax liabilities			158.5			158.6				0.2			0.6
Retiree health care benefits			41.4			42.5				-			-
Pension liabilities			196.3			217.9				-			-
Other long-term liabilities			77.2			72.9				14.8			15.5
Total liabilities			1,173.9			1,193.0				1,168.4			1,149.4
Total shareholders' equity attributable to Snap-on Inc.			2,170.6			2,207.8				221.3			218.9
Noncontrolling interests			17.7			17.5				-			-
Total equity			2,188.3			2,225.3				221.3			218.9
Total liabilities and equity		$	3,362.2		$	3,418.3			$	1,389.7		$	1,368.3

*Snap-on Inc. with Financial Services on the equity method.

Transactions between the Operations and Financial Services businesses were eliminated to arrive at the consolidated financial statements.

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